SAFTSE received an email questioning the validity of our post,” Water Barrels Bite the Dust in Connecticut.” The email asked us to confirm with the State Fire Marshals of CT that water barrels were an option for ballasting, so we contacted William Abbot, the State...

“Skin in the game” is a phrase coined by Warren Buffett referring to a situation in which high-ranking insiders use their personal funds to buy stock in a company they are running. Management can talk all they want, but the best vote of assurance is putting their...

I asked Google to search for a 20’X 30’membrane structure/tent image. The photo criteria required that it conformed to the exception rule of 700 sq ft without sides, so I selected the above-featured photo. At first, I failed to recognize the infractions. Upon further...

We have submitted the course “Getting the Code Officials and Special Event Providers All Under the Same Tent” along with “Tent, Canopy, and Special Event Requirements in the I-Codes to the ICC Preferred Provider program , and we are waiting for approval. The course...

Fire Marshal’s did not create the tent rental business you did and if you are comfortable with the current regulations in your jurisdiction and you feel that it is what it is then you have made a decision and crafted a business model that works within the system....